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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

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Product Control for Agriculture (PROKON) - Inspection Fees

Methodology applied to determine the Inspection Fees to be charged on regulated fruits and vegetables intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

1.2 Processes to be implemented to ensure Stakeholder participation

 

To ensure that the handling of the application is beyond reproach:

 

• Prokon, as an administrative body, will follow the notice and comment procedure as set out in section 4 of the Promotion of the Administrative Justice Act, Act 3 of 2000 (PAJA) in determining the inspection fees. Prokon will thus take appropriate steps to communicate the administrative action to those likely to be materially and adversely affected by such administrative action and called for comment thereon. The comments will be duly considered and, where possible, be incorporated with due cognisance of the Agricultural Products Standards Act no. 119 of 1990 and the procedures prescribed in the regulations.

 

• Prokon’s board of directors, in cooperation with the company’s managerial and technical staff, will determine the inspection fees in a rational and proper manner prior to it, together with a detailed methodology, being published as a draft notice in the government gazette as well as in four newspapers being distributed country wide, taking into account the need for it to be published in different languages.

 

• Sufficient time will be allowed for comment where after such comments will be duly considered and, if appropriate, be incorporated in the notice and circulated to those stakeholders that submitted comments. Should further comments be received it will be duly considered and, if appropriate, be incorporated in the notice and once again be published, affording stakeholders a final opportunity for inputs in terms of section 10 of the PAJA. Should further inputs be received it will be considered in term of relevance, and if affirmative, be incorporated in the notice.

 

• The final step will be to submit the draft government notice to the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development for approval and publication in the government gazette.